Bhutto

It's never a good day when you wake up, turn on the radio in your car and they're telling you a top political leader in a country has been killed. Benazir Bhutto. A brave woman. Struck down needlessly in an attack by extremists. (Most likely.)

This is pretty much the last thing Pakistan needs right now. Musharraf needed as much stability as possible, and while it had thrown things into turmoil when Bhutto came back, things are going to get REALLY ugly now. The masses seemed to love her and Pakistan needed as much stability and solidarity as possible. Now, thanks to an assasin's bomb, that is all at risk.

The last thing the US and the world needs right now is an unstable Pakistan. With the fight against the Taliban in Afghanistan needing full support (or at least decent support) from the Pakistanis, more serious internal turmoil is very, very bad. Add to this the fact that Pakistan is a nuclear armed state, and well, I'm sorry, but I think everyone would agree, you don't want those states unstable.

To the people of Pakistan, you're in my prayers. I hope all the world is praying for peace and stability in your nation. Our belief systems may not agree on many points, but we're all part of the human race, and as such, we're all in this together. God willing, your country will weather this time and come through stronger with more freedoms than ever before.